Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-23

mrliRh and very sweet, and had Gu
rious vibration in it that thrilled the
hcaror 4 servant followed her to open
the carriage door, and while he was
doing il Dare caught n glimpse OF her
face.
Such an exquisite face Arch yet
tender, firm yet soft. He had no time
to criticise any special feature, so
quickly she turned away and was swal-
lowed up 10y the carriage, but he knew
her eyes were as dark az her hair, and
that II he lived forever he should never
be able 20 forget that one sweet
glimpse
He heard. as If in a dream, some one
telling him 10 go on again, and still IN
a dream he pursued his way through
the hmp-lit streets, and presently drew
up before an optn doorway that shone
more brilliantly than its companions ON
either side. lie watched her from his
post of vantage walk mp the carpeted
steps and disappear into the hall, and
was conscious of distinct blank when
the enyious walls hid her from INSIGHT.
Another carriage coming up Obliged
him 20 take the horses out of the way,
or probably he would even now have
been staring at the steps mp which She
had gone circumstances, however,
we're too many for him, and he was
compelled 10 retire speedily and with
as little consideration for the newborn
feelings that had sprung to life within
him as though he were in truth the
hircling he simulated. How he got
through the next few hours he never
afterward remembered All he could
think Of was this one fair woman; tins
Helen. of whom he knew nothing.
Who was she? Was she Miss or Mrs.
His heart contracted as ne admitted th
possibility Of the latter title. He could
get il all out Of Mrs. Trovenning the
morning, Of course, but in the mean
time he was lost in a miserable l8no-
rance.
on Helen fair, beyond compare.
Would he ever know more of her than
now he knew? He made one dcs-
pcrate effort to discover her identity,
nm effort that ended in dismal failure.
Fate drove him up Ito respectable
middlc-aged gentleman in his own
present. rank of life, who, reclining
gracefully against an adjacent wall,
smoked the peaceful pipe. Dare all
his life had been told that nothing was
hid from servants, and the idea grew
uron him that perhaps THIS man might
tclI him something Of the family re-
siding in that particular house in Park
lane. from which the lovely Hclcn had
descended.
lie made himself very specially
charming to the respectable man for
five minutes or so, during which he Sis
tanned the entire conversation. the re-
spectacle man being engrossed with the
pipe and evidently Of taclturn dis
position. He was so reserved, indeed,
that he quite won on Dare, who thought
him modest, and. for his state Of life,
refined. After a few prcliminarics,
therefore. hc asked him if he knew who
lived IN such-and-such a house, Park
lane
The refined man had now come to an
end Of his pipe, and, as Sir Dudley
discovered, was more equal to CONVEX
sation than me- had before supposed
Blcst if Ito, said hc, " bcyant the
fact that faint my gals 'ouse. Reason
OF asking? Soft ON Parlor or Cookie,
ch?"
Sir Dudley moved away. He now
told himself be had been mistaken, and
that the man had very bad mnnncrs,
and he refraincd from questioning any
one else. No, hc would trust 10 chance
to reveal her to him.
1t was the longest night ne ever spent.
He wondered whether they would ever
get tired of dancing, and assured HIM
self IT was the last time he would place
himself i'm such a prcdicamcnt. IL
thought bitterly of Mrs. Preventing Is
staying powers when she had found a
partner that suited her, and of how Con
me would be safe to meet Carlton there,
and, given an isolated spot in IA con
scrvatory. would strughtway forget that
such an unimportant thing as Time eX-
istcd.
And Helenl Was she too?
Pshaw that way madness lay. lie
would not believe but that he might yet
have chance of trying his fortune
with her He could not forget her
face 1t was love at first sight-and Il
terrible attack Of it. He had sneered
mt such an idea when other men had
spoken of it as being not only possible,
but probable and now
Helen Helen Of Troy Pooh he
didn't believe that Old-World beauty
could have held a candle to this modern
Venus. He was getting excited over
this question, when some friendly per
son cried aloud for Mrs. Trevenning' s
carriage. and lie drove up with quite n
ush. ana saw her of whom ms thoughts
were mllcomc down the steps beneath n
blaze of light into the shadow below.
Asa matter of fact, five came down
at the same moment. but Sir Dudley
was too far gone TO see more than one,
which shows the exact difference that
lies in giving way to love and vine.
Constance Dare was accompanied by
one Young man who seemed decidedly
lDriS. while another hung over
Helen" with an air OF devotion
that drove Sir Dudley to the verge OF
frenzy. To go to that man, to wreest
from him his prize, was his sole de-
sire. The reins slackened in his grasp,
and he bent forward, obliviouso OF every
thing in his anxiety to see what was
Going on beneath him. This brought
him within the glare OF the lamps, and
the man talking to Constance, lifting
his head suddenly, saw him.
Why-what ~ exclaimed he spas
medically. Miss Dare, following ms
Glance. caught his arm.
Not word, not a syllable. To-
morrow III explain" whispered she,
divided between fear and mirth.
This conquered peril was unknown
TO Sir Dudley, who still continued to
glare at the back of his rivals head,
as he already designated "Helen's
COMPANION. Animal magnetism is a
power. no doubt, and now II compelled
the rival to turn his glance in the direc-
ton of Mrs. Trevenning's coachman'
Nothing came of this, however. bud
lev caught sight of his face first, and,
starting, as if shot, faced round and fell
into an attitude that was anything but
easy. but which permitted him TO de-
vote his entire attention to the relns
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